Elaphria cornutinus is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae.[1][2][3] It was described by Sandra V. Saluke and Michael G. Pogue in 2000 and is found in North America,[2] where it has been recorded from south-eastern United States (Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, south-eastern Michigan, Ohio, and Maryland).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Elaphria |
| Species: | E. cornutinus
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| Elaphria cornutinus Saluke & Pogue, 2000
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The length of the forewings is 9–12 mm. Adults are on wing from March to September.
The MONA or Hodges number for Elaphria cornutinus is 9681.2.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Elaphria cornutinus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- ^ a b "Elaphria cornutinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- ^ "Elaphria cornutinus Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- ^ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
- ^ "Elaphria cornutinus, Hodges 9681.2". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
- Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys, vol. 40, 1-239.
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